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United States Patent TIE BARRETTES Emil Traub, Newark, N. J. ApplicationJanuary 20, 1954, Serial No. 405,182 1 Claim. (Cl. 2-150) This inventionrelates to ornamental neck wearing apparel known as neckties, and moreparticularly to a device designed to facilitate applying a tie of thefour-inhand type to the neck of the wearer.

The main object of the invention is to provide a sheath or shell shapedto receive the tie in a manner such that by simply sliding the shellupwardly along the tie into snug engagement with the shirt collar thetie has the appearance of being very carefully knotted.

Another object is to provide a device of this character designed so thatthe tie may simply be placed around the neck and into the shirt collar,after which the two limbs of the tie may be introduced laterally intothe sheath or shell and the latter slid upwardly into proper positionwith the collar, giving the appearance of a neatly knotted tie withoutrequiring the tie to be knotted in the usual manner.

A further object is to provide a device of the character described whichmay be formed in various sizes and shapes to receive different sizes ofneckties and to fit different collar designs, and may be colored ortinted, and may be formed of different materials to give the desiredeffect, and may be fitted with an ornament to enhance the appearance ofthe tie or with descriptive matter suitable for advertising purposes.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character whichwill be formed of a few strong, simple and durable parts, which will beinexpensive to manufacture, and which will not inadvertently becomeloosened and fall off the tie to which it is applied.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists ofcertain novel details of construction and combinations of partshereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood thatvarious modifications may be resorted to within the scope of theappended claim without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a tie fitted with a device constructed inaccordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 represents a right side elevational view of the device shown inFig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevational view of the device.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the device.

Figs. 5, 6 and 7 illustrate various forms and sizes of the device withdifferent ornamentation applied thereto.

Referring now to the drawing, the preferred form of the device comprisesa sheath or shell 10 formed as a flattened tapered tube having a narrowbottom 11 and a relatively wide top 12. The bottom 11 and top 12 aresubstantially elliptical and their longitudinal axes are substantiallyparallel to each other. The flattened tubular sheath is provided withU-shaped side-edges connected by relatively fiat front and rear walls 13and 14. The rear wall 14 is formed with a vertically disposedtie-entrance slot 15 extending for the full length of the sheath.

Soldered or otherwise secured to the rear face of the front wall .13 isa depending prong or pin 16 which extends below the bottom edge 11 ofthe sheath 10. Cut into the opposite side-edges of the sheath andopening into the top edge 12 are two substantially V-shapedtie-receiving notches 17. These notches are preferably locatedpredominately in the side-edges and rear wall rather than in the frontwall so as not to be visible from the front when the device isapplied'to the tie.

Fig. 1 illustrates the device'applied to a tie in a manner identicalwith the way the device is to be worn. It will be understood that toapply the device to atie it is onlynecessary to place the tie around theneck of the wearer and within the usual shirt collar. With the tieplaced in the collar and the two ends 18 and 19 thereof hanging down theshirt front and adjusted to their proper length, the sheath is placedupon the tie by first introducing the normally exposed or front limb 18of the tie laterally through the tie-entrance slot 15 after which thesecond or rear limb 19 of the tie is introduced laterally through theslot 15. With the front and rear limbs 18 and 19 now properly locatedwithin the sheath 10, the lower end of the tie is grasped in one handand with the other hand the sheath is slid upwardly along the tie untilthe same snugly engages the shirt collar in which position the adjacentends of the neck-embracing band 20 of the tie is located in the twotie-receiving notches as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. The notches serveto permit the sheath to slide upwardly along the tie sufiiciently farsnugly to engage the collar. Also the notches function to lock thesheath upon the tie in its normal tie-knotted position. To assist inholding the sheath in its proper position, the two limbs 18 and 19 ofthe tie are impaled upon the pin 16.

When it is desired to remove the tie, it is readily accomplished bygrasping the sheath 10 and sliding the same upwardly only sufiicientlyfar as to lift or draw the pin 16 free of the tie, after which thesheath may he slid downwardly slightly so that the rear limb 19 of thetie can be laterally moved out through the tie-entrance slot 15. Thereleased limb 19 can now be readily drawn from the collar in the usualmanner. If it is desired the rear limb 19 of the tie need not bewithdrawn from the sheath, it being only necessary to slide the sheathdownwardly on the tie so that the neck-embracing band 20 can be enlargedsufliciently to he slipped over the head.

From the above, it will be understood that I have provided a device bywhich the conventional four-in-hand tie may readily be applied to theneck of the wearer with the very minimum of effort and without having todo more than place the tie within the usual collar, apply the sheath onthe tie, and then slide the sheath upwardly into snug engagement withthe collar. By following this very simple procedure the tie is appliedwith what appears to be a very carefully formed knot. Also, theso-called knot is the same uniform shape each time the tie is worn.Moreover the device remains in its tie-knotted position despite theextent of activity of the person wearing the tie.

It will be understood that the sheath may be made of thin gauge sheetmetal such as aluminum or the like and may be covered with a materialmatching that of the tie or one contrasting thereto. Also, as shown inFigs. 5, 6 and 7, the sheath may be ornamented with suitable in whichcase the sheath may serve as a barrette, or with suitable descriptivematerial (Figs. 6 and 7) in which the sheath may be used as anadvertising give-away. In Figs. 6 and 7 there is applied a strip of fineabrasive material 21 across which safety matches can be drawn to ignitethe same. In cases where the sheath is to be used as an advertisinggive-away, it can be made of thin sheet metal on which has been applieda very highly polished finish of a suitable color, resulting in aneye-catching device suitable for use in conventions, exhibitions,parades and the like. v

It will be appreciated that when the sheath has a suitable jewelattached thereto, the resulting barrette may be used with any one of aplurality of ties. Obviously, having a number of different barrettes anda number of difierent colored ties many changes can be efiected. It willalso be understood that when the jewel is of an expensive nature it canbe permanently attached to the sheath as by soldering or otherwise.

Having thus set forth the nature of the invention, what I claim hereinis A necktie sheath of the class described comprising a tie-embracingtapered flattened tubular body having U-. folded side-edges connected byfront and rear walls, said body terminating at its upper end in anelliptical top and at its lower end in a relatively smaller ellipticalbottom, said rear wall having formed therein a tie-entrance slotextending lengthwise of said body from said top to said 4 bottom, a pinsecured to the back face of said front wall at a location directlyopposite the tie-entrance slot and having a sharpened portion thereofextending below said bottom, and a pair of substantially V-shapedtie-receiving notches formed entirely within said side-edges and rearwall and opening into said top.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,811,393 Hooper June 23, 1931 1,922,956 Joufiray Aug. 15, 19332,052,522 Wagenfeld Aug. 25, 1936 2,097,265 VeRelle Oct. 26', 19372,316,002 Koivisto Apr. 6, 1943 FOREIGN PATENTS 639,055 France Mar. 5,1928 943,880 France Oct. 11,1948

